So bored here on deployment. If anyone wants to know what its like in the Persian gulf- let me list 3 funny things I saw out here. You will see how NOT funny they are and then you can judge from the things I find funny that there is absolutely no other entertainment.

1. It was hilarious when my friend Ruth and I threw some wire brushes in the ocean, specifically because were not allowed to throw anything overboard- and because they insisted on floating on top of the water. So anyone walking past could see what we had just done.
2. Ruth told me an old saying of hers that relates to cheating on a loved one� Ready�? Sucking isn�t fucking- and eating isn�t cheating� Ha ha. I laughed for like 10 minutes on that one.
3. I made funny valentines hearts out of fabric that say rude things� one says FUK U and the other says EAT me. Everyone thinks these are hilarious. Then again- we are easily entertained.

If anyone wants to send anything to the troops send us funny movies granola bars and bad porn. That is all we think is funny.

Another funny story. A friend here with me on deployment on this boat Steph broke up with her boyfriend at like 1 minute to midnight and she was complaining that she didn�t get her new years eve kiss- (like I got one or something?!!!!?!) so its really annoying that these people have their relationships out here �and my husband wont even write me an email.. but that�s another story. Steph is telling us how she�s so overworked and tired that she actually feels nauseated and really out of it because she�s so sleep deprived. So Steph and I decide that we should re-do our new years party- in 2 weeks when we pull into shore. And we should do our midnight countdown and have our new years kiss and all that. Basically do the day over. And she�s like �YYeaH!- we will do a 5 way kiss!� and I�m like who�s the other 3 people- and she�s saying�oh basically who�s ever around at that moment- and im like �exactly!� So were just laughing- and basically making stuff up about how our new years should be- just carefree and drunk mostly- with no expectations- just having a good time. She also tells a story about how last year some drunk dude roled up and stole her new years kiss from her- so she felt cheated.
Then our friend Bird says� oh ill be you r new years kiss- and he leans in and tries to kiss her! She jumps up and runs out saying� I don�t feel well- I just need to go to sleep.!� Talk about bad timing! This girl broke up with her boyfriend less than 18 hours before she feels nauseated and tired and now Bird with his creepy handlebar mustache is trying to kiss her. I couldn�t believe it . And for anyone who doesn�t know- in the navy you just cant go around kissing people on the ship. It�s totally not allowed. You will go to mast. You can�t even hug- they don�t like it. The NAVY that is.

So Bird is like- oh mygosh tell me what to do � I want to get out of the �Friend Zone �with every girl I like. I told him he has really bad timing. I didn�t tell him that he should have waited until he got the GO signal from her to kiss her- you know the one- where you look deep into each others eyes and the girl licks her lips in preparation to have the sweetest kiss. ARRGG. How can some people be so off base. She just broke up with her boyfriend and she felt like puking. � bad timing right?

So I go repeat the story to Ben in the library and he just seems less that enthused to hear my story- like he�s off in his own world. He only wants to hear stories that pertain to him. Whatever. He�s depressed- ill give him a little wiggle room. So im telling him some other story and then he starts laughing at some movie that�s on- and I realize he�s not even listening. He apologizes and said- �I cant help it this movie is funny� So I jumped up and said �whatever!� and gave him the finger and left the library.
So later on I did forward him a picture from our Jebel Ali port visit- where im holding his hand up�with the caption �drunk people�and he replied back with��Im totally sober in the picture. Hey, sorry I wasn�t listening very good today. =( and I wrote him back� �Yeah sometimes its all about you- its cool though. I just hope you aren�t like that ALL the time .. Wink' See how we're holding hands? Ha!

At least he realized he was being rude. He�s still cool in my book. I�m over it. Off to bed and onto another boring day in the gulf. Ciao

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